1 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: Good morning, good afternoon, and good day. I'm at word 2 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:10,479 Speaker 1: Doll and this is Big Fish Small Pod, the show 3 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: here on the Fish Stripes podcast network group. We take 4 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:17,440 Speaker 1: our time, We look through the day, cut you up 5 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: on the latest, be it last night's games, be it transactions, 6 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: be it whatever. In ten minutes or less, you'll leave 7 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: here with well fed ears. You will have listened and 8 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: hopefully learned at least something about something, be it a 9 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: new insight, or really maybe you just don't like what 10 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: I'm saying and you wanna argue you have found a 11 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: point underneath all of that. At any rate, This is 12 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: the podcast. And last night the Marlins played the Mets. 13 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: They pretty much let off the day with a series 14 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: of moves transactionally, They recalled Nick knightert to start the 15 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:09,680 Speaker 1: game last night. This is the sixth time Nick Knighton 16 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: has been recalled to the major league roster this year. 17 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: Pretty illuminating for this Marlins pitching staff. Nick Knighters just 18 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:22,119 Speaker 1: one of a plethora of players that can start a game, 19 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: pitch numerous innings, and get major league hitters out. With 20 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 1: this move, the Marlins also selected the contract of Devin 21 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: Morrero from the Jacksonville Shrimp, while Jazz Chisholm Junior was 22 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:41,839 Speaker 1: placed on the ten day injured less supposedly COVID related. 23 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: The Marlins also kind of tipping a little preview of 24 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: our minor league section. Cody Poteit was placed on a 25 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: rehab assignment to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. But a first 26 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: thing is first. With this major league game, the Marlins 27 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: had a one run victory against the New York Mets. 28 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,679 Speaker 1: One run or however I said it because it's honestly 29 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:14,239 Speaker 1: hard to talk about the one to one one run 30 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: wins for the Marlins. They have not been many, but 31 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: last night we had one of those rare pattern breakers. 32 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 1: So with that game, starting lineups were released a little 33 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: bit unusual. Jorge alfarow what was in left field to 34 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: start batting six, Brian d la Cruz in right field, 35 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: Alex Jackson getting the start behind the plate. With the 36 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: move of hojol Farrow to left field, I do just 37 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 1: want to highlight that for a second because that move, 38 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: to me speaks greatly towards development. Obviously, Jorge was eager 39 00:02:56,360 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: to work on his like catching skills over this past offseason, 40 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: but obviously, with like the past balls and whatnot. It's 41 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 1: not apparent that he should be a major league catcher, 42 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 1: at least not every day. Well. His bat has struggled 43 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 1: and his power potential has been nearly lost, and in 44 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: the box score regardless of what he's actually bringing day 45 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: in and day out to the field, he's been low 46 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: on impact of an ops under six hundred. It's just 47 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: not been a great year for Jorgey and switch to 48 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: left field, which the Marlins tipped earlier in the season, 49 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: putting him into the outfield during like a double switch. 50 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: Jorge is showing a real willingness to grow into a 51 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: new position, hopefully with a move to left field, getting 52 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: away from the demands of the catcher position, which are 53 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: there many beyond even the fact that like one hundred 54 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: and sixty two game season is a difficult thing on 55 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: the body for any player in baseball, the catcher being 56 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: in the crouch position so much the game and dealing 57 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 1: with just like the actual pitching attack of it's a lot. 58 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: It's a full plate, a fuller plate than any other 59 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 1: position really, So I think that we can look at 60 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 1: a move to leftfield as a room establishing move. There's 61 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: more room for Jorges development in that because there's literally 62 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 1: just more time in the day at a certain point 63 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: that becomes the scarcity when you're talking about player development, 64 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: and last night he kept his energy well throughout the game. 65 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: So Nick Knighter was on the mound to start, and 66 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:57,839 Speaker 1: he pitched the longest start of his career at the 67 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: major league level, well, striking out the most he struck 68 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: out in twenty twenty one in the game and collected 69 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: his first major league tween behind five and two thirds innings, 70 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: three hits, three runs. He did allow four walks, which 71 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: is kind of high for him, but he has struggled 72 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: like just pinching the zone pretty frequently in his career 73 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: and those five strikeouts. Bullpen was solid behind him. Anthony 74 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 1: Bender came in to shut down the inning for a night. 75 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 1: At in the sixth, there was a double, so this 76 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: man on second, so Anthony Bender came in for the 77 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: clutch moment. David Hesse came in and was solid. Richard 78 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:44,160 Speaker 1: Bleier shut down two thirds inning, and Dylan Floro came 79 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 1: in for the safe just a solid save. He allowed 80 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: a run, which was fine given the eighth inning double 81 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: by Jorge al Farrow that brought in an important insurance 82 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 1: run top to bottom. This was a solid Marlins win. 83 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: Brian De la Cruz had three hits, Alex Jackson had 84 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 1: his first major league home run. Those are the signs 85 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: that you need to see from this team too. I 86 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 1: like the fact personally that the Baseball Reference playoff odds 87 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: they now have the Marlins at a point two percent 88 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: chance of winning the World Series in twenty twenty one, 89 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: which actually is up from the trade deadline, still totally 90 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 1: totally marginal odds. I mean, just fifteen games under five 91 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: hundred is a huge gap to Man Cup. But if 92 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 1: I mean, this team could go on a run and 93 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: then just stay on that run. But you don't bound 94 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: it or expect it or I don't frankly know why 95 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: I'm talking about it. It's just not much of a possibility. 96 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 1: But underneath this roster and potential offseason moves, you know, catcher, 97 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 1: center field, what's already been talked about, this lineup with 98 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:15,559 Speaker 1: Al Faroh potentially stepping into the outfield on occasion, Brian 99 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 1: De la Cruz as a one of those bench players, 100 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: Alex Jackson himself as maybe a bench catcher with some pop. 101 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: Under all that is improvement. If even the bench players 102 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: on this team can hit. The Marlins have a solid 103 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 1: shot going forward, especially as we look into the rehab 104 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: assignment of Cody pot Heat, who's returning to the mound 105 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: after quite a bit. If you remember, he was last 106 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: seen really just like punching up at the major league 107 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: level and performing well despite a few bumps in the 108 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: road for a rookie starter he was. He gave a 109 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: lot of room for optimism and that is still there. 110 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: Cody Potit is a guy who could step in exactly 111 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: like Nick Knider did theoretically, and he was even overshadowed 112 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:16,239 Speaker 1: in his revib assignment. I mean, obviously he was limited. 113 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: He pitched just forty five pitches in a two and 114 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: one third innames. He did allow a couple of runs, 115 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: got a couple of strikeouts, and that does tell me 116 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: that he did get to his strikeout heights. He was 117 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 1: able to get there, which coming off of a rehab 118 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: is not like a guarantee, but it's a solid it's 119 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: a good development. Sean Morimoto came in to close out 120 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: the game for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, and he pitched 121 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 1: six and two thirds innings, seven strikeouts, two earned runs, 122 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: five hits in overall a great start, just six and 123 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: two thirds in names and ninety five pitches. You'll absolutely 124 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: take that. The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp did beat the Norfolk 125 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 1: Tides six to two. Well, the Pensacola Blue Waho's faced 126 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 1: off against the Biloxi Shuckers. Kyle Nicholas got in the 127 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: game for his second start at the Double A level, 128 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 1: and he was solid. He pitched six strikeouts, allowed to 129 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: earn runs in five innings. The team got it done 130 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: with two hits with runners in scoring position, scored five 131 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: runs behind two hits by Peyton Verdick and the Beloit 132 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: Snappers opened their ABC Supply Stadium in Beloit, who has 133 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: sold out crowd of thirty five one hundred fans. Will 134 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,679 Speaker 1: Banfield doubled brought the Snappers the lead in the first 135 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 1: and it wasn't till the sixth that the Wisconsin Timber 136 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: Rattlers got to Zach King for five runs, tying the 137 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 1: game until extras, where the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers put up 138 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 1: four in the tenth to put final score nine to five. 139 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: Jupiter was rained out and tonight the Marlins will face 140 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: off against the New York Mets at seven oh five, 141 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 1: with Zach back Thompson facing Carlos Carrasco. Yeah.